A time for everything...

A Time for Everything

”There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

    a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
    a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
    a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
    a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
    a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
    a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

What do workers gain from their toil?  I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.  He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”

~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 NIV

“Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" ~ Green Day

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right,
I hope you had the time of your life.

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Since my first short term trip here in 2008, Honduras has always held a special place in my heart. It is here that I first saw true need, recognized utter poverty and felt the awesome impact that the love of Christ can have in the darker places in this world.

FCC Brazil Mission Trip ~ 2008

It is also the place where I felt Gods calling and direction for me to serve Him and his Kingdom here on earth. Since that time I have tried to live my life as he directs and although I trip and fall on an all to regular basis, His unfailing love and grace have never failed, and I know that I am blessed beyond measure (and beyond reason) to continue to serve.

From the moment I got here I have been welcomed with open arms and hearts by everyone at the mission. In my first month here I have found a place to live, furnished it and created a household. I’ve opened bank accounts, applied for my resident visa, been re-learning Spanish (right now, the Spanish I used to know has been largely overwritten by the Kreyole I’ve used the last two years), and just learning the day to day rituals of living here.

I’ve been excited to begin my work at the mission, helping to organize everything and help out however I can. I’m looking forward to whatever the next weeks, months and years may bring. In all things, I seek only to answer God’s call, to serve Him and His Kingdom however He directs.

In all things, in all ways, I will always remain in His service.